Centres of Excellence
The Centres of Excellence support Estonian top-level research to strengthen the position of Estonian research co-operation and competitiveness in the European research field. The first Centres of Excellence were established in 2002, until the end of 2007, there were 10 Centres in Estonia.
During the period 2007-2013 there are 12 Centres of Excellence. The aim is to support internationally high level research and development of Estonian R&D institutions and ensure its sustainability, and to create preconditions for strengthening cooperation and competitiveness capacity of Estonian research in the European Research Area with this. Total cost of the Centres of Excellence is 49,02 million EUR.
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BOOKLET: Estonian Centres of Excellence in Research. 2012.
Booklet gives a short overview of Estonian centres of excellence in research as they stood in 2012.
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Centre of Excellence in Frontiers in Biodiversity Research
Co-ordinator: University of Tartu, Martin Zobel (martin.zobel(at)ut.ee)
Centre of Excellence in Genomics
Co-ordinator: Estonian Biocentre, Maido Remm (maido.remm(at)ut.ee)
Centre of Excellence for Translational Medicine
Co-ordinator: University of Tartu, Eero Vasar (eero.vasar(at)ut.ee)
Centre of Excellence in Computer Science
Co-ordinator: Tallinn University of Technology, Tarmo Uustalu (tarmo(at)cs.ioc.ee)
Centre of Excellence in Chemical Biology
Co-ordinator: University of Tartu, Tanel Tenson (tanel.tenson(at)ut.ee)
Centre of Excellence in Cultural Theory
Co-ordinator: University of Tartu, Valter Lang (valter.lang(at)ut.ee)
Centre for Integrated Electronic Systems and Biomedical Engineering
Co-ordinator: Tallinn University of Technology, Raimund Ubar (raiub(at)pld.ttu.ee)
Centre of Excellence in Environmental Adaptation
Co-ordinator: Estonian University of Life Sciences, Ülo Niinemets (ylo.niinemets(at)emu.ee)
Mesosystems – Theory and Applications
Co-ordinator: University of Tartu, Vladimir Hižnjakov (hizh(at)fi.tartu.ee)
Centre of Excellence High-Technology Materials for Sustainable Development
Co-ordinator: University or Tartu, Enn Lust (enn.lust(at)ut.ee)
Dark Matter in (Astro)particle Physics and Cosmology
Co-ordinator: The National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Martti Raidal (martti.raidal(at)cern.ch)
Centre for Nonlinear Studies
Co-ordinator: Tallinn University of Technology, Jüri Engelbrecht (je(at)ioc.ee)
